Tag: 2008 Presidential

Still wondering what Change looks like?

Filed in National by on October 8, 2008 26 Comments

Change is… … redrawing an Electoral College Map that Republicans and Democrats swore was carved in stone. … not suspending your campaign and canceling a debate for fear you’ll patriotism will be questioned. … speaking to the American people as adults, by not dumbing down complex issues into regurgitant sound bites. … taking the experienced, POW, […]

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Won’t Shake Hands with ‘That One’

Filed in National by on October 7, 2008 13 Comments

Editor’s Note: Take a second to freep this News Journal online poll. You have to scroll down a bit to find it. “Obama won” is at 40% as I write this. Also, MIKE CASTLE worked to elect George Bush and currently thinks John McCain should be the President of the United States. Just sayin’.

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“They are not big enough for the moment.”

Filed in National by on October 6, 2008 4 Comments

Read that headline again. “They are not big enough for the moment.” Tonight on Hardball, Chris Matthews asked Peggy Noonan what she thought of McCain and Palin’s negative tactics against Obama given the real problems facing our country. Peggy Noonan’s answer… “They are not big enough for the moment.” Truer words have never been spoken.

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McCain’s healthcare plan, take III – Cut Medicare/Medicaid

Filed in National by on October 6, 2008 7 Comments

The New Republic has the story – or rather stories. The three faces phases of McCain’s healthcare proposal. Take I: First McCain said he would elimine the entire tax deduction for health insurance, in order to pay for his new tax credit. This would have paid for itself, but it would have done so by […]

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Mavericky

Filed in National by on October 3, 2008 17 Comments

Maverick count: Palin 6, Biden 9 Here’s Biden’s mention of maverick: Look, the maverick — let’s talk about the maverick John McCain is. And, again, I love him. He’s been a maverick on some issues, but he has been no maverick on the things that matter to people’s lives. He voted four out of five […]

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Will the Vice Presidential Debate be dumbed down?

Filed in National by on October 2, 2008 24 Comments

Serious question for serious times.  We simply do not have time for Sarah “six pack” Palin to complete finishing school. And speaking of questions… Any ideas of what Ifill will ask?  And how Palin will answer? 

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Don’t Vote

Filed in National by on October 2, 2008 2 Comments

Not Safe For Work or at least wear headphones unless your company likes the F-bomb coming out of your speakers.

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IT EXISTS!

Filed in National by on October 1, 2008 46 Comments

And it’s worse than I imagined.  Warning: This is mind numbingly painful to watch. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRuBdW0yBUY[/youtube]   Don’t know about the rest of you, but I’m feeling better about tomorrow night.  This woman is an idiot.

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Updated: You can’t teach an old dog new tricks

Filed in National by on September 30, 2008 16 Comments

John McCain may suspend his campaign again! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsKfMuENxhY[/youtube] I am so over this nonsense.   Hey, maybe if McCain suspends Newt will step in.  Seems he’s already messing around behind the scenes.  So much for blaming Pelosi. UPDATE: For those of you who’ve forgotten how McCain ended up in this suspension situation again… [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7AagvQA7lc[/youtube] (Via […]

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Another Tragicomedy

Filed in National by on September 29, 2008 11 Comments

If I didn’t know better this looks like Humbert Humbert and Dolores Haze thirty years later.

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Could the bar be set any lower?

Filed in National by on September 29, 2008 30 Comments

Thursday night is rapidly approaching, and I must confess to conflicting emotions.  One the one hand, I fully expect Sarah Palin to be a complete disaster.  On the other hand, so does everyone else. So, how does Joe Biden handle the situation of being on stage with a person who has no right to be there? […]

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Americans See McCain as Negative Candidate

Filed in National by on September 27, 2008 11 Comments
Americans See McCain as Negative Candidate

From Ambinder who reports on a CBS/NYT poll asking registered voters how they perceive the candidate spending their campaign time: Meaning that McCain has been undermining his own pledges to run a positive and respectful campaign. The obvious question, though, is what do voters buy?

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Updated — Snap Polls and Focus Groups!

Filed in National by on September 27, 2008 23 Comments

TNR No real data reported, but this noted that the Luntz/Greenberg focus group went overwhelmingly for Obama. Think Progress (go look at the video!): Fox pollster Frank Luntz’s focus group showed that a majority was “moved” by Obama’s performance. They especially liked his answer pointing out that McCain was “wrong” on nearly every aspect of […]

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